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Chris Van Hollen Quotes

Chris Van Hollen quotes

American Politician January 10, 1959

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I have been privileged to have the opportunity to work with many of African American fraternal and social organizations that are active in my congressional district. They all do important work that makes a tangible difference to the quality of life in our community. Chris Van Hollen
America stands as a beacon of hope and the possibility of a better life - but it is also a nation where nearly 1 in 4 children live in poverty. Chris Van Hollen
Chris Van Hollen quote: "One of the greatest obstacles to escaping poverty is the..."
One of the greatest obstacles to escaping poverty is the staggering cost of higher education. Chris Van Hollen
Every day, families in the United States face the stark choice between a roof over their heads and food on the table. Buying health insurance, owning a home, and saving up for college are just too far out of their reach. Chris Van Hollen
It is Basic Management 101 that if you reward failure you are going to get more failure, and if you want success you should reward success. But if you look at the way this administration has approached national security, they have kind of got that principle backwards. Chris Van Hollen
As we get closer to the end of this Congress, we should be addressing the urgent needs of the American people - the war in Iraq, affordable health care, a sensible energy policy, quality education for our children, retirement security, and a sound and fair fiscal policy. Chris Van Hollen
Although awareness of cancer's prevalence in the United States improves and medical advances in the field abound, pancreatic cancer has largely been absent from the list of major success stories. Chris Van Hollen
It was stunning actually, because what you would hope for from our national leaders is some reflection, some understanding that the situation that we encountered in Iraq was not what we expected, that it was not what he said it would be. Chris Van Hollen
I get along very well with Paul Ryan personally. We have very deep differences on policy issues. But we express them civilly. Chris Van Hollen
I think America understands that energy security is a very important part of our national security. But if we are going to address energy security in a meaningful way going forward, we need to do it in a new manner. We cannot just be doing the same old thing. Chris Van Hollen
In addition to myself and a number of others, President Clinton talked about the deficit and the debt issue. And he pointed out, really, what I pointed out, which is that when he left office, we actually had projected surpluses for a long period of time, because when he put together his economic plan, he did it in a balanced way. Chris Van Hollen
Instead, we did take our eye off the ball. We decided, instead of finishing the job in Afghanistan, to go into Iraq. And today, unfortunately, if you look at the situation on the ground, it is a mess. Chris Van Hollen
In fact, if you look upon the situation today, there is great division in the world and we have failed to capitalize on that unity to finish the job in Afghanistan and against al Qaeda. Chris Van Hollen
Chris Van Hollen quote: "It is widely known that the effects of childhood poverty..."
It is widely known that the effects of childhood poverty follow children through adolescence and into adulthood. Chris Van Hollen
This body, the United States Congress, was united, Republicans and Democrats alike, in taking that action, toppling the Taliban government, and working to try and root out al Qaeda and find Osama bin Laden. Chris Van Hollen

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